ENGLISH 3 LESSON PLANS

Monday 4/3 (Blue)Finish: The Day the Earth Stood StillReview Sci Fi FormulaHere is a good SUMMARY of the movieHere is another Summary of the movieNow Take QUIZ on movie. Use the packet!

Tuesday 4/4 (White)MUG: Dangling and Misplaced ModifiersView Dangling ModifiersView Misplaced and Dangling ModifiersHint: When a modifier begins a sentence (followed by comma), the very firstnoun that comes along HAS to be something that can, in fact, be modified bythat phrase or clause.What is the difference between Misplaced and Dangling?Misplaced ModifiersA number of single-word modifiers are often misplaced; these include only, even, just, almost nearly, merely, and hardly. Notice how the meanings of the following sentences change, depending on where you place the word only:Only David may play with the ball. (David and nobody else may play with the ball.)David may play only with the ball. (David may play with nothing else.)David may play with the only ball. (David may play with the only ball there is.)David may only play with the ball. (David may play – but do nothing else – with the ball.)

Wednesday 4/5​MUG: Dangling and Misplaced ModifiersView Dangling ModifiersView Misplaced and Dangling ModifiersHint: When a modifier begins a sentence (followed by comma), the very firstnoun that comes along HAS to be something that can, in fact, be modified bythat phrase or clause.What is the difference between Misplaced and Dangling?Misplaced ModifiersA number of single-word modifiers are often misplaced; these include only, even, just, almost nearly, merely, and hardly. Notice how the meanings of the following sentences change, depending on where you place the word only:Only David may play with the ball. (David and nobody else may play with the ball.)David may play only with the ball. (David may play with nothing else.)David may play with the only ball. (David may play with the only ball there is.)David may only play with the ball. (David may play – but do nothing else – with the ball.)

​Previous Days' Lessons:Friday 3/31 (White)​Finish: The Day the Earth Stood StillHere is a Summary of the movieNow Take QUIZ on movie. Use the packet!

Thursday 3/30 (Blue)Begin: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Wednesday 3/29 (White)1. Reminder: If you have not shown me essay corrections, do so ASAP ! Make corrections,then come to me with graded essay and laptop. I will spot-check. To earn points, errors need to havebeen corrected. After you show me, print clean copy and put BOTH back in career folder to stay in this room.

If you are not satisfied with your Pronoun score in the gradebook, you may come in during SRB or before or after school AFTER you have done the review below. Must be done BEFORE the ACT,so by Friday, April 7. I will be gone on Thursday, March 30.Quickly review Pronoun Agreement with these two exercises:Exercise 1Exercise 2Here is one more shot at Using Pronouns Correctly--a 3rd 20-point assignment.

Tuesday 3/28 (Blue)1. Reminder: If you have not shown me essay corrections, do so ASAP ! Make corrections,then come to me with graded essay and laptop. I will spot-check. To earn points, errors need to havebeen corrected. After you show me, print clean copy and put BOTH back in career folder to stay in this room.

If you are not satisfied with your Pronoun score in the gradebook, you may come in during SRB or before or after school AFTER you have done the review below. Must be done BEFORE the ACT,so by Friday, April 7.Quickly review Pronoun Agreement with these two exercises:Exercise 1Exercise 2Here is one more shot at Using Pronouns Correctly--a 3rd 20-point assignment.

1. Essay corrections: Make corrections, come to my desk with graded essay and laptop.I will spot-check in 3 places. To earn points, those three places have to have been corrected.After you show me, print clean copy and put BOTH back in career folder to stay in this room.

Monday 3/13 (Blue)In the 1951 short story "The Fun They Had," Isaac Asimov’s vision of computerized educationin 2157 comes close to today’s reality, in which students can take classes on the Internet.Essential Questions: What are the benefits and disadvantages of technology in the modern world? What is the best system of education? How does a prediction of the future reflect the circumstances of the present day? ​"The Fun they Had" AnalysisDystopian fiction: a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where people live dehumanizedives because of deprivation, oppression, or terrorView: "Examination Day", a dystopian short storybrought to life in a Twilight Zoneepisode"Examination Day" was written in 1958 during the Cold War. During this time, Americans becamemore aware of the nature of totalitarian (communist) governments, where EVERYONE must be equal and treated the same. Theme on notecard after movie.What kind of government would want to dispose of highly intelligent children? Take Quiz over "The Veldt" and "The Fun They Had"

Friday 3/10: No School!Time Enough At Last: Twilight ZoneThursday 3/9 (White)In the 1951 short story "The Fun They Had," Isaac Asimov’s vision of computerized educationin 2157 comes close to today’s reality, in which students can take classes on the Internet.Essential Questions: What are the benefits and disadvantages of technology in the modern world? What is the best system of education? How does a prediction of the future reflect the circumstances of the present day? ​"The Fun they Had" AnalysisDystopian fiction: a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where people live dehumanizedives because of deprivation, oppression, or terrorView: "Examination Day", a dystopian short storybrought to life in a Twilight Zoneepisode"Examination Day" was written in 1958 during the Cold War. During this time, Americans becamemore aware of the nature of totalitarian (communist) governments, where EVERYONE must be equal and treated the same. Theme on notecard after movie.What kind of government would want to dispose of highly intelligent children? Take Quiz over "The Veldt" and "The Fun They Had"